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11,665 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Managua (Nicaragua), heavy rain in Zambia and violence in Bissau. Zambia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 44 in 100 of its 521 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

44 of its 49 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 4 of Managua's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zambia

18 of its 29 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Lusaka accounted for 14 of Zambia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories → Lusaka stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

229 of its 521 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Philippine accounted for 121 of the Philippines' 229 stories about harm, carried by 381 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Tsunami was named in 127 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon and volcanic eruption.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

145 of its 448 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 94 of Russia's 145 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

54 of its 130 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

13 of its 32 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4 of Havana's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Afghanistan

40 of its 81 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

8 of its 8 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. 4 of Ouagadougou's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Philippines (127 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in India (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in US (155 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Dec. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 11,665 stories about harm among 59,173 counted on 2 Dec.

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In the Philippines' news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 59,173 stories, as usual. Nicaragua's news was 90% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. On 2 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel74 in 100 of its 1,424 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia61 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Iran51 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Moscow Russia40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Gaza Palestine33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Jerusalem Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,058 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 197 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 173 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,194 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 2,927 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,836 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,825 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 527 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 477 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 363 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 317 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees138 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations98 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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